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OIL SPILL TECHNOLOGY and Lateral Sense to enhance over- all operation. Circle 74 on Reader Service Card Port of London Prepared For The Worst The Port of London has not had a major oil spill in more than 40 years, but with more than 28,000 ship movements a year, the authorities are not taking their good for- tune for granted. The formation of the Thames Oil Spill Clearance Association (TOSCA) is a joint ven- ture between the Port of London Authority (PLA) and the oil industry to pro- vide a fast response to oil spills in the tidal Thames. TOSCAhasa fleet of craft which are designed to cope with oil spills of up to 50 tons. One of the latest TOSCA vessels is Respond, built by RTK Marine. The above photograph shows the vessel in operation to remove oil from the river's surface. Built of glass reinforced polyester, Respond's landing craft design, with a bow ramp and heavily built underwater hull, means it can be beached easily when operations require. Circle 258 on Reader Service Card Red Fox Environmental Services Acquired A manufacturer of marine sani- tation devices, land-based waste water and sewage treatment sys- tems, and industrial trash com- pactors, Red Fox Environmental Services, Inc. has been acquired by Beldon E. Fox, Jr., D. Glenn Richardson, and Jason P. Gondron, Sr. Red Fox Environmental is a U.S. and foreign government con- tractor, as well as an oilfield ser- vice and marine service equipment manufacturer with corporate offices in Lafayette, La. and sales and engineering offices in Houston, Tx. Three new interna- tional branch offices have been established as the following: Red Fox Europe in Leipzig, Germany; Red Fox Chile in Vina del Mar, Chile; Red Fox Asia in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Further offices are planned for Mexico, Egypt, Brazil and Venezuela. Circle 9 on Reader Service Card Desmi Saves Offshore Norwegian Operation The Nome oil field in Norway was shut down in early 1998 because it was found that the oil spill skimmers held on standby were not able to handle the heavy waxy oil produced in the field. Oil from Nome is apparently more vis- cous than other crude currently produced in Norway, and the Norwegian pollution control agency is leg- endary worldwide for its strict envi- ronmental regula- tions (not to men- tion field operator Statoil's stringent policies). Ro-Clean Desmi was able to pro- vide a solution in the form of the Desmi DOP250 pump. This Archimede's screw pump is designed to handle high viscosity capacity, and was chosen after extensive testing by Statoil. Circle 75 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News To see, or be seen This is the event that matters CRUISE + FERRY GRAND HALL OLYMPIA LONDON - MAY 11 -12A3,1999 FOR ALL THAT IS NEW IN CRUISE SHIPS, FERRIES & FAST FERRIES Contact John Gwynn-Jones Cruise + Ferry Secretariat Maritime Conferences and Exhibitions LLP Limited, 69-77 Paul Street London EC2A 4LQ Tel: +44 171 553 1764 Fax: +44 171 553 1738 or Veronica Bowden Tel: +44 181 878 9333 Fax: +44 181 878 9902 Exhibition ^Expansion ^^^to London's Premier IBSB^k. Venue